Haley Berkoe talks with Matthew Pines, Executive Director of the Bitcoin Policy Institute, about bitcoin’s growing role in U.S. policy. They cover building a bitcoin community in DC, how policymakers are treating bitcoin as a strategic asset, the risks of quantum computing and AI, and why this moment feels like one of “high agency and high leverage” for bitcoiners.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction to Matt Pines and his path into bitcoin
02:10 The bitcoin scene in Washington DC
03:47 Shifting policy conversations and bitcoin as a strategic asset
05:12 Advice for bitcoiners engaging policymakers
07:06 What a bitcoin standard world could look like
09:08 Quantum computing risks and government response
13:18 Book recommendation: Global Discord by Paul Tucker
15:09 The intersection of bitcoin and AI
18:02 Dream bitcoin projects still missing in the market
19:42 Spicy take: China vs. U.S. bitcoin holdings
20:30 Optimism for bitcoin’s future and ETF adoption
23:24 Final takeaway: the power of agency
25:27 How to follow Matt and the Bitcoin Policy Institute
FOLLOW:
Matthew Pines: https://x.com/matthew_pines
Bitcoin Policy Institute: https://x.com/btcpolicyorg
Haley Berkoe: https://x.com/HBerkoe
Presidio Bitcoin: https://x.com/PresidioBitcoin
LINKS:
Insights from the Quantum Bitcoin Summit https://presidiobitcoin.substack.com/p/insights-from-the-quantum-bitcoin
Bitcoin Plushie: https://www.uncute.com/collections/everything-else/products/here-comes-bitcoin
WATCH THE SHOW:
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